Pan Am Games Report: A Unique Opportunity for Hamilton
February 19, 2009

The Pan Am Games report will be to be presented to Committee of the Whole on Monday, February 23rd, 2009.  Council will be making a decision on Hamilton's potential role in the games that will be forwarded to the Province.

The Pan-Am Games is a multi-sport event for countries in the Americas and is held every four years. The last PANAM Games was held in 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in which 5,634 athletes competed in 38 sports during 332 events and at 16 venues. The next games will be held in Guadalajara Mexico in 2011. the last North American city to host the games was Winnipeg in 1999. Current bidders for the Games are: Lima, Peru and Bogota in Columbia.

Should Canada's bid for the 2015 Pan Am Games be successful, there will be over 30 sports played at more than 16 venues across Southern Ontario. Hamilton as a key partner community in the Ontario bid has a facilities plan that meshes perfectly with community needs.

To see the staff report to be presented to Council, click here.

 

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